The Republican vote came roaring back Tuesday in a Georgia special election held for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, as the GOP candidate won by 26 percentage points, 63% to 37%.
Republican Devan Seabaugh crushed Democratic Priscilla Smith in the election; in 2020, the Republican candidate, Rep. Bert Reeves, won by only 12%. He left to take a job at Georgia Tech.
“While runoff elections historically have a lower turnout than the previous race, especially in a special election, both races had more voters turn out on Tuesday than they did four weeks ago. Nearly 2,000 more people voted in the Cobb-based House District 34 contest on Tuesday than last month. More than 1,000 additional voters cast ballots on Tuesday than last month in the House District 156 election in South Georgia,” <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/special-election-runoff-keeps-cobb-based-house-seat-in-republican-hands/JVGNS5UZ65D7FBXA7EGTUMEOP4/">The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a> reported, adding, &#8220;Some political operatives at first thought the Cobb County state House district could be an <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-cobb-legislative-race-is-an-early-skirmish-in-battleground-2022/MTFRXOSYUVAAPK7EKV47GFBRG4/">early test</a> for suburban Atlanta Republicans after the state supported Joe Biden for president in November and Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in January for the U.S. Senate, all Democrats.&#8221;
Seabaugh won his decisive victory despite the efforts of former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ voting group Fair Fight. “On the day of the special election in June, <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-cobb-legislative-race-is-an-early-skirmish-in-battleground-2022/MTFRXOSYUVAAPK7EKV47GFBRG4/">Fair Fight posted observers</a> at several polling sites. Heading into the final days of the runoff, Fair Fight released a <a href="https://fairfight.com/seabaugh/">digital attack</a> on Seabaugh criticizing his support for Georgia’s new restrictive voting measure, gun rights expansions and anti-abortion measures,” the Journal-Constitution <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-the-little-election-with-big-names-behind-it/VKU2F32ACNBULB7YOKI62KS3RY/">noted</a>.
The digital attack ad claimed Seabaugh held “extreme positions on voting rights, reproductive freedom, and common sense gun safety,” adding, “Instead of standing up for women’s fundamental rights, Seabaugh has pledged to support all bills that would eliminate the right to choose &#8216;without apology.'&#8221;
Abrams’ group lauded Smith:
<blockquote>Fair Fight is proud to stand with Priscilla Smith in her race to represent House District 34 in the Georgia House of Representatives. Throughout her life, Priscilla has been a tireless advocate for underrepresented communities from the classroom to the nonprofit sector. In the Georgia House of Representatives, Priscilla will fight to protect our nation’s democracy by working to end voter suppression for Georgians; making election day a national holiday; and expanding vote-by-mail. If elected, Priscilla would work tirelessly for fair districts and an end to gerrymandering. Priscilla’s commitment to fair representation at the ballot box; her commitment to affordable healthcare and reproductive freedom; and her commitment to funding infrastructure and public education is why Fair Fight is proud to support her campaign.</blockquote>
Smith “prowled the halls of the <a href="https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/office-of-design/urban-design-commission/georgia-state-capitol">Georgia State Capitol</a> dressed as President Donald Trump,”<a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/donna-trump-candidacy/85-681ce622-97af-4169-a63a-eb81a2d67c8a">11 Alive</a> reported in September 2020.  Dressed as Trump, Smith <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=336501663645775">told 11 Alive</a> in 2019, “I’m the real Donna J. Trump. I’m not the president; I’m the president’s worst nightmare. … on the other hand, he wakes up in the morning he sees all this beautiful femininity across the room from him; it’s his wildest dream. … I’m a very stable genius. I get a lot of sun. I play a lot of golf. I use a lot of sunscreen but I just tan beautifully naturally. I’ve always been like that. … With all of this, everybody wants a piece of this. So I have to ask you please, keep your hands to yourself. I understand; it’s very tempting. But, you know, lay off.”
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If Major League Baseball thought their move to bow to the Left has been forgotten, they were sorely mistaken. 
Earlier this year, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia, in response to Georgia&#8217;s Election Integrity Bill.  
“Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with the clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players alliance, among others, to listen to their views,” MLB commissioner Manfred said in a statement. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.”
The new law is intended to fix the voting process in a state that was mired in controversy during the 2020 Presidential race. It’s meant to make elections safer and more transparent by requiring absentee voters to provide identification when requesting and returning a ballot. The Left, however, saw the bill as another opportunity to divide us by focusing entirely on the issue of race. President Biden called the bill “Jim Crow on steroids.” 
Conservatives have been pushing back since Manfred made the decision to move the game to Denver, Colorado, and as the game approaches, conservatives are ramping up their efforts. 
A conservative group — Consumers&#8217; Research — is running a seven-figure advertising campaign ahead of next week’s game — aimed at Major League Baseball and Ticketmaster — accusing them of serving “woke politicians.”
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The ad cites declining viewership for MLB— “World Series TV ratings 32% down on previous low” — and rising ticket prices — “prices up 53%” — as Manfred’s reason for making baseball political. 
According to <a href="https://www.axios.com/conservative-group-runs-ads-attacking-mlb-c084739f-f416-442e-a4a8-881176148e2e.html">Axios</a>, the ads will be run for cable and local TV in the cities where MLB and Ticketmaster are headquartered, as well as in Atlanta. 
Conservatives have been up in arms about baseball making their sport political since the league made the decision to move the game.
In May, Job Creators Network, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, filed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mlb-robbed-the-small-businesses-of-atlanta-powerful-small-business-group-sues-mlb-for-moving-all-star-game">lawsuit</a> in federal court in New York against Major League Baseball, as well as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Executive Director Tony Clark, after Major League Baseball moved the All-Star game from Atlanta.
The lawsuit sought the return of the All-Star Game to Georgia, $100 million in damages to local businesses, and $1 billion in punitive damages.
“MLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta — many of them minority-owned — of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,” Alfredo Ortiz, president, and CEO of the Job Creators Network said in a <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/mlb-sued-for-moving-all-star-game-out-of-atlanta/Q43V4WD5QFD4JEZZRINOD2SLDU/">statement</a>. “This was a knee-jerk, hypocritical and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia’s new voting law which includes Voter-ID. Major League Baseball itself requests ID at will-call ticket windows at Yankee Stadium in New York, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and at ballparks all across the country.” 
The lawsuit was rejected, as U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni said the lawsuit “failed to provide proof that its members have suffered any injuries by the decision to move the game.” 
MLB&#8217;s All-Star is scheduled to be played at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday, July 13.
Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.
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